Ibrahim Traore cited Lt Col Damiba's inability to deal with an Islamist insurgency as the reason for his overthrow An army captain in Burkina Faso has announced on national television that he has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba. Ibrahim Traore ... Read More

President of Burkina Faso Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba visits 14th Inter-Arms Regiment soldiers in Djibo, Burkina Faso September 29, 2022 in this still image obtained from a video. Burkina Faso Presidency/REUTERS TV via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS ... Read More

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Assin North District Assembly, has introduced some agricultural equipment to boost rice production in the area. The move formed part of an $8 ... Read More

The new portrait was designed with reference to photos New coins featuring the portrait of King Charles have been revealed, with a 50p carrying his image entering general circulation within weeks. BBC News was given a first glimpse of the 50p and ... Read More

President Joe Biden The US will "never, never, never" recognise Russia's attempt to annex territory in Ukraine, President Joe Biden has said. He was speaking ahead of a speech on Friday from Vladimir Putin, who is expected to declare that four ... Read More

Frankie (L) and Kendrick Romulus stand next to a boat that crashed into their apartment complex in Fort Myers, one of the worst affected areas A huge search and rescue effort is continuing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, ... Read More

The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia. The voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees was based on a tripartite agreement signed in 2006 by the ... Read More

The Development Bank Ghana (DBG) has signed onto the United Nations Global Compact Initiative, becoming the first Ghanaian financial institution to achieve the feat. The move is part of the Bank’s efforts to protect human rights, labour, and the environment and ... Read More

The government in the coming days will name a five-Member Committee of prominent financial services professionals to lead extensive stakeholder engagements across all the key segments of the financial sector. Engagement with stakeholders in the banking, asset, management, pensions, and insurance ... Read More

Ethiopia’s government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country’s Gambella region in June. According to the state-appointed rights body’s report published Thursday, the killings happened after an hourslong gun battle June ... Read More